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Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D.

Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D.

Professor of Modern Language - Spanish
Joined Alma College Faculty in 1996
SAC 343
(989) 463-7170
Office Hours: MW 8:30-9:30; 11:30-12:00; Th 8:30-10:00, Fri 11:30-12:00 and also by appointment
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Education

  • Ph.D., Spanish, Michigan State University (1993)
  • M.A., Spanish, Michigan State University (1988)
  • B.A., Spanish, Aquinas College (1986)

Research Interests

Literary Translation, Hispanic Women's Literature, Liberal Arts Education

Recent Courses Taught

Selected Book Publications

  • Josefina Leyva, Translator Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D..  Operation Pedro Pan: The Exodus of Cuba's Children.  University Press of the South.  Latin American Studies Series ed.  2011.
  • Josefina Leyva, Translator Deborah Dougherty.  Ruth, The One Who Fled The Bible..  University Press of the South.  September 1, 2006.
  • Deborah A Dougherty.  Heroes: Death Denied in Selected Dramas of the Golden Age.  University Press of the South.  2000.

Selected Articles

  • Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D..  "Voices and Echoes: The English Translation of _Rut, la que huyó de la Biblia_."  Translation Review.  2005, No. 69, 71-75  December 2005.

Selected Chapter Book Publications

  • "Translating History: Remembering the Fiftieth Anniversary of Operation Pedro Pan." In El Mundo Ficcional de Josefina Leyva, Metáfora de la Libertad, edited by Berta Bilbao Richter, 67-76. Argentina: Alexandria Library, 2011.
  • "Marriage as sacrifice: Girardian Ritual in El Conde Partinuples." In Hispanic Studies in Honor of Robert L. Fiore, edited by Chad M. Gasta and Julia Dominguez, 163-173. Newark, Delaware: Juan de la Cuesta, 2009.

Recent Presentations

Professional Memberships

  • Comediantes
  • American Literary Translators Association
  • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
  • Association of Classical Hispanic Theater

Service to the College

Service to the Profession

 

Alma College’s membership in Phi Beta Kappa is an indication of excellence within the liberal arts. Only 10 percent of colleges and universities in the United States share this distinction. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization.

 

Student Profile

Andrea Bouwhuis

Andrea Bouwhuis
Graduation: 2013
Major: Biochemistry

Even when Andrea Bouwhuis isn’t inspecting her Petri dishes or tweaking her test tubes, she’s extracting all the knowledge she can from her research environment.

“You can learn more from 24 hours in the lab than two weeks in class,” says the Grandville senior. “There’s a greater depth to your work when it’s application based.”